Painting the world at war

Viracocha

Thanks fellas, the extra planes i got through " brookhursthobbies dot com" and “tumblingdice dot com”, yes swordfish and typhoons for the brits, america just wasn’t complete without p40’s p51’s and corsairs, there are 2 avengers there as well. Have recently received some b25’s, p47’s and some french d520’s to add to the mix. I found the site through reference from one of the other fellow painters here and have enjoyed expanding my collection. Lots more parts to come yet.
Thanks for the info carnage, have just sent them an email.
My aircraft stands, i originally drilled little holes in the aircraft to mount them on the nails but then it formed on me to just use the magnets like i do on the carriers and the fighters. The magnet is a rubber strip less than 1mm thick.

Love those corsairs especially - and the biplanes, awesome. But what site are those from? I couldn’t seem to find either at Brookhurst… and are they plastic?

Carnage

@dangermouse650:

Thanks fellas, the extra planes i got through " brookhursthobbies dot com" and “tumblingdice dot com”, yes swordfish and typhoons for the brits, america just wasn’t complete without p40’s p51’s and corsairs, there are 2 avengers there as well. Have recently received some b25’s, p47’s and some french d520’s to add to the mix. I found the site through reference from one of the other fellow painters here and have enjoyed expanding my collection. Lots more parts to come yet.

Looking that the sites I’m having trouble finding all the pieces I’d want; this is kindof a personal question but a) I’m sure I’m not the only one wonder and b) it’ll save me some time. Not inluding paints and brushes what did the mini’s cost to purchase in total? Feel free no to answer, it is personal, I could just see myself getting addicted to doing this and I’d like to know what I’m getting into ;).

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Viracocha

I can’t even find those pieces on those sites…

Carnage

Me either :( I just wasn’t man enough to admit it… I attribute it to my inability to ask for directions.

dangermouse650

" Carnage", costs can mount up, yes i am an addict :-D i could quite easily spend hundreds if i had it to spare…… :-D I have probably spent about $150 to $200 so far on acquiring extras and decals, brushes and paints, well maybe around the $60 mark. My son tends to use a bit more paint than i do :-)
“Viracocha” and “Carnage”, at Brookhursthobbies dot com click on miniatures games, then tumbling dice. The planes are metal… With so many to choose from it is easy to get carried away, for the Brits i chose the swordfish because it played a major part in the early war years with the fleet air arm, Bismark and Taranto, i am also thinking of a gloster gladiater for Malta, anybody read about “faith , hope and charity”? I also have some hurricanes to paint up. :-D

Carnage

Once I click on miniatures games I don’t see tumbling dice as any of my options anywhere on the page. I’m beginning to feel slightly retarded.

dangermouse650

Oops, my bad, sorry, forgot to mention, click on historical
try this with all the www brookhursthobbies.com/Product-Listing.cfm?C=4&D=1302&N=10&M=TUMBLING DICE

Carnage

Oh lawdz…. My wife isn’t going to be happy with you DM. Not once she sees my shopping list.

All it has by way of photo is the tumbling dice logo, there a way I can see the mini I’ll purchase before it arrives at my door?

I assume I’m looking for the 1/600 scale for everything to stay uniform with my current AA pieces?

Also, something I just noticed when taking another look at your mini’s; how could you taint your British units by painting a French flag on them! shame shame!

Viracocha

Ah! Cheers Dangermouse. Oh man… they are metals… I’ve resisted the urge to convert to all metals for years (I have leads and pewters for A LOT of other games… just been trying to avoid it for A&A). Ok… I think my wallet is safe (for now), going to stick with plastics and A&A (ohhh… but the urge is still there…).

Carnage - That’s not the French flag, the colours are in the wrong order, and it’s also one of the flags the U.K. used - goes well on naval units I think, as it gives the impression of signal flags in my opinion.

About not asking for directions - yeah… was feeling the same way. But we’re talking about minis so I was able to swallow my pride and ask eh eh eh. If I was driving on the freeway on the other hand, I would have of course kept silent and remained lost…

Carnage

I’m discovering my ignorance in the world of Mini’s… I can’t see pictures of what I’d like to buy, also can’t find everything I want. Can you buy replacement Aircraft Carriers as well? I was thinking they’d be great if I could get metal copies of them, that way I wouldn’t need to attach a magnetic strip to keep my aircraft on them. Am I correct in looking for 1/600 scale models?
Be gentle, my ignorance is showing, and I’m very sensitive.

dangermouse650

The planes are in 1/600 scale and i took a leap of faith when ordering as there are no pictures of them on site. So far it has all been good. The ships are in a different scale, 1/3000 i think, dont quote me on it though. Imperious leader knows all this stuff and has it in a thread somewhere.

Can you buy replacement Aircraft Carriers as well? I was thinking they’d be great if I could get metal copies of them, that way I wouldn’t need to attach a magnetic strip to keep my aircraft on them.

You may still need the magnetic strip. The planes are pewter so still require the magnet, dont know if the ships are the same.

Variable

1/2400 to 1/3000 is about right on the ships.

Carnage

What about armour? I’d really like to replace some of the tanks the Allies start with so they’re actually what that country used. Same with some of the Arty pieces as well.

I’m sure I’ll hastle you with more questions as things continue to come up that I hadn’t considered. If I get to be a bother feel free to tell me to piss off ;)

Variable

Closest scale for armor would be 1/285 or 1/300. GHQ is your best option unless IL knows of something better. These will be a bit smaller than OOB A&A pieces I think.

FieldMarshalGames

@dangermouse650:

I am still not allowed to post pictures or links unfortunately, just add the http:

I can help you out… Great Job on these

THERE… Now everyone can see how AWESOME they are. See the rest here:

http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=a9o5ar0fak20wc0&thumb=5

HBG

Love the Biplane!
Will you paint mine for me!!!

dangermouse650

Thanks for doing that FMG, will be good to do the italian set when they arrive, i have some of the hbg marines to do as well when i do the pacific U.S. Thanks for the compliments guys. I dont think i would be confident enough to paint somebody else’s pieces, i’d be too worried about not doing a good enough job.

dangermouse650

10 points if you recognise these guys…:)

corsair aces.jpg

HBG

F4U Corsair !!!
From Historical Board Gaming.
Did I win?

dangermouse650

Correct :-D I thought some one might chirp up with the markings. What is the most surprising is that finally i have worked out how to post pics without needing links :-)
Ok, so they are modeled after Greg Boyington, number 86, am sure everybody knows about his exploits with “The Black Sheep Squadron” and Ira Kepford, number 29 of the “Jolly Rogers”.

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